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Become a Better Instructor Through Data Analysis
Kennesaw State University faculty are excellent researchers and instructors. Now, with the use of a new tool, KSU faculty are using their research skills to become more effective instructors and ultimately, learning scientists.
If you teach a course in any format (online, hybrid, or in-person) and use the D2L Gradebook, you can use uHoo Analytics to easily and effectively collect and analyze data and start your research into student success.
To gain access to uHoo Analytics, complete the Introduction to uHoo Analytics module within OwlTrain. Completing this training will also earn you the Introduction
to uHoo Analytics souvenir microcredential.
Access Introduction to uHoo Module
Once you gain access to uHoo Analytics, you will also receive:
- Monday Measures Email: This email will contain student, course, and quiz question alerts and links directly
to the uHoo Analytics dashboards.
- uHoo Analytics Dashboard: Links in the Monday Measures email will lead to the uHoo Analytics Dashboard, which
will provide insight regarding questions on quizzes and assignments that students
struggled with the previous week. If you use D2L to record attendance, this data will
also be available. These dashboards will give you a closer look at data for individual
students, assessments, and the course in general.
Professional Development
Digital Learning Innovations at Kennesaw State University supports faculty development by offering a range of services and resources related to distance and technology-enhanced learning. Our professional development opportunities assist faculty in developing outstanding hybrid and online courses by providing instructional design support and digital media services to bring course visions to life through multimedia elements like pictures, video, and audio.
Resources
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uHoo Analytics Quick Start Guide
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uHoo Analytics ShortCut Sheet
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uHoo Analytics Full Job Aid
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Descritpion
Includes a breakdown of each of the dashboards and descriptions of the visualizations
they contain, best practices for maximizing your use of D2L to get the best data out
of uHoo Analytics, and the ethics of using a platform like uHoo Analytics to inform
your work as a faculty member and a learning scientist.
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Resource Type
Document
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Average Time
90 minutes
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Self-Directed Modules
uHoo Analytics: Faculty as Learning Scientists Digital Certificate
The uHoo Analytics: Faculty as Learning Scientists Digital Certificate is the culmination of completing one souvenir and three level
one badges: Introduction to uHoo Analytics, Learning Analytics 101, Faculty as Learning Scientists:
Student Support, and Faculty as Learning Scientists: Course Optimization. Completing these courses indicates that you understand learning analytics and how to apply the concepts directly to your teaching to improve student success and continuously improve your course. Once all four courses are completed successfully, you will automatically be awarded this Digital Certificate.
Please note that, while the three Level One Badges can be completed in any order,
the Introduction to uHoo Analytics Souvenir must be completed in OwlTrain first before you will be able to access the remainder of the modules in D2L.
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Introduction to uHoo Analytics
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*Access to this course in D2L is granted upon request after completing the Introduction
to uHoo Analytics module.
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Faculty as Learning Scientists: Student Support
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Description
Learn to use the data already available within your courses to assess student success
over the course of the semester, target students in need of help, and create remediation
plans to address those student needs.
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Resource Type
Self-Directed PD
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Average Time
3 hours
*Access to this course in D2L is granted upon request after completing the Introduction
to uHoo Analytics module.
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Faculty as Learning Scientists: Course Optimization
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Description
Learn how to revise your course materials for relevance and correctness based on solid
data from your current course, both while the course is running and at the conclusion
of the semester, and structure revisions accordingly.
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Resource Type
Self-Directed PD
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Average Time
3 hours
*Access to this course in D2L is granted upon request after completing the Introduction
to uHoo Analytics module.
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